The Howells-Dodge Boys Basketball Team is 3-1 so far this season as the Jaguars won 53-41 at home over Pierce last Thursday night, and 52-18 at home over Stanton last Friday night, before losing 42-41 in overtime at David City Aquinas Tuesday night, and rebounding to win 68-39 at home over Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family Thursday night.
The Bluejays held a 16-11 lead on Howells-Dodge at the end of one. Both teams scored 11 points in the 2nd quarter, and the score at halftime was 27-22 in favor of Pierce.
The Jaguars won the 3rd quarter 8-7 to make it a 34-30 game at the end of three.
Howells-Dodge outscored the Bluejays 23-7 in the 4th quarter.
Connor Blum had 21 points while Lane Hegemann totaled 12. Dax VanLengen added 8.
Head Coach Cole Fischer on the win. "Good way for us to start the year. Had a big 4th quarter and made free throws down the stretch."
The Jaguars led the Mustangs 14-4 at the end of one. Howells-Dodge won the 2nd quarter 12-5 to take a 26-9 lead into the locker room.
The Jaguars outscored Stanton 15-3 in the 3rd quarter to go up 41-12 lead at the end of three.
Howells-Dodge put up 11 4th quarter points compared to 6 for the Mustangs.
Blum notched 14 points while VanLengen registered 10 points and 7 rebounds. Caden Jackson recorded 7 points while Hegemann tallied 9 rebounds.
Fischer says his team played great defense. "I thought we played exceptional team defense and that led to some forced turnovers."
The Monarchs led the Jaguars 15-12 after one. David City Aquinas won the 2nd quarter 11-7 to take a 26-19 lead into the locker room.
Howells-Dodge outscored the Monarchs 10-6 in the 3rd quarter to make it a 32-29 game at the end of three.
The Jaguars outlasted David City Aquinas 8-5 in the 4th quarter to send the game into overtime.
The Monarchs outlasted Howells-Dodge 5-4 in the extra session.
Blum totaled 15 points while Hegemann had 12 points and 10 rebounds, good enough for a double-double. Jackson registered 8 points.
Fischer says missed free throws were the difference in the game. "We played great defensively but when you 3-12 from the fee throw line its hard to win close games. If we continue to play with defensive intensity we will be just fine."
Against the Bulldogs, Howells-Dodge trailed 6-5 early, but then went on a scoring run that saw them close out the first half with a 29-12 lead at the intermission, on their way to the win.
Blum scored 15 points for the Jaguars with Luke Rocheford adding 10. Hegemann registered 9 points and 8 rebounds while VanLengen posted 9 points. Jackson and Kade Hegemann had 8 points apiece while Josh Brester collected 7 rebounds.
Fischer says his team executed on both ends of the floor. "I thought we came out and the tone early with our defense. We got some good looks offensively in half court and we able to work our inside and outside game."
The Jaguars (3-1) take on Oakland-Craig (1-2) on the road Saturday.
The Knights won 73-35 at Clarkson/Leigh Tuesday night.
Garrett Seagren has been out, but regardless of if he plays or not this should be a great game.
Oakland-Craig probably needs the win more than Howells-Dodge, but this is one the Jaguars would really like to get if possible.
I think the win over Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family probably gives the Jaguars a boost of confidence and a belief that they are a good team.
Howells-Dodge has three tough games in a row leading up to a game with rival Clarkson/Leigh so things don't figure to be easy over the next couple of weeks for the Jaguars.
Howells-Dodge is off to a nice start, but the Jaguars don't really have that standout, signature win.
This game against the Knights provides that opportunity I feel.
Pierce is a quality team, but this Oakland-Craig game will no doubt be the Jaguars' toughest test of the season so far.
Howells-Dodge definitely has their work cut out for them, there's no doubt about that.
Blum, Lane Hegemann, and others have to continue to step up and score for the Jaguars.
Howells-Dodge had multiple players make a significant impact offensively Thursday night, and will need to have that same kind of effort again on Saturday.
The Jaguars have to continue to play great defense, and must try and slow down the likes of Kobe Benne, Wyatt Seagren, Robby Mayberry, Garrison Dodge, and Jared Mulder.
Howells-Dodge has to try and contain the Knights' speed and athleticism as much as possible.
The Jaguars have to control pace and tempo of the game, and not get into too much of a track meet with Oakland-Craig.
I'm sure Howells-Dodge can get out and run too, but don't necessarily want to play too fast you could say.
The Howells-Dodge Girls Basketball Team is off to a 2-2 start as the Jaguars won 51-49 at home over Pierce last Thursday night in the season opener before losing 56-50 at Stanton last Friday night, winning 49-34 at David City Aquinas Tuesday night, and losing 37-36 at the buzzer at home to Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family Thursday night.
The Bluejays doubled up the Jaguars 12-6 in the 1st quarter. Pierce won the 2nd quarter 17-11 to take a 29-17 lead into the locker room.
The Bluejays put up 14 points in the 3rd quarter and held Howells-Dodge to 12 to make it a 43-29 game at the end of three.
The Jaguars outscored Pierce 22-6 in the 4th quarter.
Macey Kulhanek had 21 points to lead all scorers while Erin Prusa totaled 18 points and 7 rebounds.
The Mustangs led 16-14 after one. Both teams scored 8 points in the 2nd quarter, and the halftime score was 24-22 in favor of Stanton.
The Mustangs outscored Howells-Dodge 15-8 in the 3rd quarter to extend their lead to 39-30 at the end of three.
The Jaguars won the 4th quarter 20-17.
Kulhanek had a game-high 22 points while Prusa and Grace Dvorak totaled 16 and 8, respectively.
Howells-Dodge outscored Aquinas 20-11 in the 1st quarter and 16-6 in the 2nd quarter to take a 36-17 lead into the locker room.
The Jaguars won the 3rd quarter 10-4 to go up 46-21 at the end of three.
The Monarchs notched 13 points in the 4th quarter and held Howells-Dodge to 3.
Prusa had 15 points while Kulhanek registered 12. Jessi Brester chipped in 9 while Dvorak notched 7.
Humphrey-LHF’s Brittney Veik hit a short jump shot as time expired to give the Bulldogs the win.
Kulhanek led the Jaguars with 12 points including a pair of three pointers. Cassie Pieper totaled 9 while Prusa notched 7. Brester collected 14 rebounds while Tonya Brester registered 12.
Not a bad start to the season for Howells-Dodge. The Jaguars probably feel they should of beaten the Bulldogs though.
Howells-Dodge (2-2) takes on Oakland-Craig (3-1) on the road Saturday.
The Knights defeated Pender 55-48 at home Friday night.
This figures to be another difficult game for the Jaguars.
Oakland-Craig is led by Kennedy Benne, Mya Guzinski, Natalia McNeill, and others.
Howells-Dodge has to be upset and must have a quick memory given what happened Thursday night.
The Jaguars have to respond and deal with adversity in a good way.
It will be interesting to see how Howells-Dodge responds to the adversity that's hit them.
The Jaguars have to be much better at the free throw line than they were against Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family.
Howells-Dodge has to figure out how to close out games when they have the opportunity.
The Jaguars have to be assertive on offense, and have to continue to play good defense.
Howells-Dodge has been really good defensively the last couple of games, now the Jaguars just need to kick the offense in high gear.
Someone besides Kulhanek and Prusa have to step up and score in double figures.
These two can't be relied upon to carry the load this season if this team wants to win.
Howells-Dodge has done a good job of getting other players involved, now it's a matter of those other players stepping up their game and contributing more offensively.
The Jaguars have to continue to press forward and fight. Howells-Dodge is going through tough times right now and has a lot of difficult games coming up, but all the Jaguars can do is step up their game and play better.
Howells-Dodge has to be flat out upset about losing Thursday night, and has to come out and do something about it on Saturday.
I look for this to be a good game. I feel things can go either way.
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